Hard rock

Japanese: hard rock(英語表記)hardrock
Hard rock

…On the other hand, in the 1960s, groups such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones were born in the UK, which has traditionally had an affinity with black music. Although they were strongly influenced by Elvis, they became popular worldwide based on rhythm and blues. In the mid-1960s, psychedelic music emerged on the West Coast of the US, inspired by the music of John Coltrane. It was combined with rock to become hard rock and progressive rock, and became immensely popular, far surpassing jazz. Until the 1960s, it was said that "rhythm and blues is for black people, and rock is for white people," and the pop music world was overwhelmingly dominated by white groups, but around the time rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-70) appeared, the black and white distinction in the music world disappeared. …

From [Rock]

…The main types are as follows: (1) Hard rock: This type of rock is typified by bands such as Led Zeppelin from the UK and Grand Funk Railroad from the US. It is characterized by a strong beat, electric guitars with the volume amplified to the maximum, and shrieking vocals, making it the most rock-like type of rock.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "hard rock" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一方60年代には,伝統的に黒人音楽に親近感を抱いてきたイギリスから,ビートルズ,ローリング・ストーンズといったグループが生まれ,プレスリーの影響を強くうけながらも,リズム・アンド・ブルースを基盤に世界的な人気者となった。60年代半ば,ジョン・コルトレーンの音楽に刺激されて,アメリカ西海岸ではサイケデリック・ミュージックpsychedelic musicがおこり(サイケデリック),ロックと結びついてハード・ロックhard rock,プログレッシブ・ロックprogressive rockとなり,ジャズをはるかに凌ぐ絶大な人気を得た。 1960年代まで〈リズム・アンド・ブルースは黒人の,ロックは白人のもの〉といわれ,ポピュラー音楽界は,圧倒的に白人グループの天下であったが,ロック・ギタリスト,ジミ・ヘンドリックスJimi Hendrix(1942‐70)が登場した頃から,音楽界での白黒の区別は消えた。…

【ロック】より

…そのおもなものは次のとおりである。(1)ハード・ロックhard rock イギリスのレッド・ツェッペリンLed Zeppelin,アメリカのグランド・ファンク・レールロードGrand Funk Railroadなどに代表される。強烈なビート,最大限に音量を増幅したエレクトリック・ギター,金切り声のボーカルを特徴とする,最もロックらしいロック。…

※「hard rock」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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